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Uncle Ernie · 06-30-2008, 05:34 AM

A friend is thinking of getting this for a /2 conversion he's putting together. (I think he's going to try and make money on it by selling the aluminium).
He won't get it without knowing the maker. Seems like they were popular in the 70's, but I can't remember the name. The fender is moulded into the body, BTW.

Anyone know the maker?

hotair · 06-30-2008, 06:15 AM

Looks like a Velorex.

ChangoGS · 06-30-2008, 06:29 AM

or one of those "Spirit" sidecars

bk brkr baker · 06-30-2008, 07:01 AM

American Eagle Spirit. Or Texas Spirit. They were popular 30 years back. I had a California built one on my 1975 Kawasaki 900. Super-light ,neat looking but the molded on fender doesn't cover all the tire.
I think they were first made in Califonia, then someone in Texas got the mold or made their own. There are some detail differences between the two in construction and suspension setup.I heard there was a lawsuit brought by one party or the other.
A similar sidecar is made in Texas now on a sturdier frame and without the molded on fender.
I also have an old one mounted to a SR-500 Yamaha.Also this year I bought a L.A. P.D. model Moto Guzzi Convert that has one on it that has been built as a leaner.

Uncle Ernie · 06-30-2008, 08:14 AM

That's right. American Eagle. Thanks!

claude · 06-30-2008, 02:17 PM

Spirit Eagle...also was manufactured by various other companies. Lots of discussion at sidecar.com

06-30-2008, 05:34 AM	#1
Uncle Ernie ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Asheville NC Oddometer: 3,978	Whattsis A friend is thinking of getting this for a /2 conversion he's putting together. (I think he's going to try and make money on it by selling the aluminium). He won't get it without knowing the maker. Seems like they were popular in the 70's, but I can't remember the name. The fender is moulded into the body, BTW. Anyone know the maker? __________________ LOOK OUT IT'S COMING THIS WAY!

06-30-2008, 08:14 AM	#5
Uncle Ernie ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2007 Location: Asheville NC Oddometer: 3,978	That's right. American Eagle. Thanks! __________________ LOOK OUT IT'S COMING THIS WAY!

06-30-2008, 02:17 PM	#6
claude Sidecar Jockey Joined: Mar 2002 Location: Middleburg, Pa. (Snyder County) Oddometer: 2,728	Spirit Eagle...also was manufactured by various other companies. Lots of discussion at sidecar.com __________________ Claude Founder: Internet Sidecar Owners Klub at SCT http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/SCT/ President: C Stanley Motorsports Inc. http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/...rsandTrailers/ http://freedomsidecars.com/

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06-30-2008, 06:15 AM	#2
hotair What to ride????? Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Center of EVERYWHERE Oddometer: 570	Looks like a Velorex.

06-30-2008, 06:29 AM	#3
ChangoGS Banned Joined: Feb 2008 Location: En la mesa del rincon en Metz France Oddometer: 305	or one of those "Spirit" sidecars

06-30-2008, 07:01 AM	#4
bk brkr baker Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2006 Location: The Bluegrass Oddometer: 4,143	American Eagle Spirit. Or Texas Spirit. They were popular 30 years back. I had a California built one on my 1975 Kawasaki 900. Super-light ,neat looking but the molded on fender doesn't cover all the tire. I think they were first made in Califonia, then someone in Texas got the mold or made their own. There are some detail differences between the two in construction and suspension setup.I heard there was a lawsuit brought by one party or the other. A similar sidecar is made in Texas now on a sturdier frame and without the molded on fender. I also have an old one mounted to a SR-500 Yamaha.Also this year I bought a L.A. P.D. model Moto Guzzi Convert that has one on it that has been built as a leaner.